Hindu-Buddhist icon
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concept
A Hindu-Buddhist icon is a religious image or sculpture that visually represents deities, enlightened beings, or sacred concepts shared or syncretized between Hindu and Buddhist traditions, serving as a focus for devotion, meditation, and ritual.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| form of Shiva | 22 |
| form of Ganesha | 6 |
| Buddhist icon | 2 |
| Chinese Buddhist deity | 1 |
| Hindu-Buddhist icon canonical | 1 |
| Tantric ritual object | 1 |
| Tantric symbol | 1 |
| Tibetan Buddhist goddess | 1 |
| composite form of Shiva and Parvati | 1 |
| form of Hanuman | 1 |
| representation of Shakyamuni Buddha | 1 |
| vehicle of a deity | 1 |
Instances (39)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bhagandeshwara | form of Shiva |
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bindu
surface form:
Bindu
|
Tantric symbol |
| Maha Meru | Tantric ritual object |
| Biàncáitiān | Chinese Buddhist deity |
| Yangchenma | Tibetan Buddhist goddess |
| Ardhanarishvara | composite form of Shiva and Parvati |
| Mahakala | form of Shiva |
| Nandi | vehicle of a deity |
| Nritya Ganapati | form of Ganesha |
| Bajrangbali | form of Hanuman |
| Mahodara | form of Ganesha |
| Gajanana | form of Ganesha |
| Vinayaka | form of Ganesha |
| Uchchhishta Ganapati | form of Ganesha |
| Eklingji | form of Shiva |
| Vishwanath | form of Shiva |
| Shaka Nyorai | representation of Shakyamuni Buddha |
| Mahakal | form of Shiva |
| Mallikarjuna Swamy | form of Shiva |
|
Avalokiteśvara statue
surface form:
Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery
|
Buddhist icon |
| Mahadeva | form of Shiva |
| Vighneshvara | form of Ganesha |
| Jambukeswarar | form of Shiva |
| Beereshwara | form of Shiva |
|
Pashupatinath (form of Shiva)
surface form:
Pashupatinath
|
form of Shiva |
|
Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)
surface form:
Brihadeeswara
|
form of Shiva |
| Annamalaiyar | form of Shiva |
| Sundareswarar | form of Shiva |
| Pateeswarar | form of Shiva |
| Shiva as Pateeswarar | form of Shiva |
|
Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)
surface form:
Surya Majapahit
|
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| Tenryū | Buddhist icon |
|
Thyagaraja (form of Shiva)
surface form:
Thyagaraja
|
form of Shiva |
|
Airavatesvara (form of Shiva)
surface form:
Airavatesvara
|
form of Shiva |
| Shiva as Baidyanath | form of Shiva |
| Kumbeswarar | form of Shiva |
| Shiva as Kumbeswarar | form of Shiva |
| Piraiyanivanudaya Mahadevar | form of Shiva |
| Kasi Viswanathar | form of Shiva |